selling a home: Turning Back the Clock on the Older Home - Part II - 05/08/08 02:24 PM
It's Crunch Time - You just got orders, are buying a bigger house or just need to sell and move on. You've dealt, as much as possible, with the major items (see Part I of this post) but what final adjustments should you make to your older home just before putting … (0 comments)
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selling a home: Turning Back the Clock on The Older Home - Part I - 04/15/08 04:05 PM
The clock starts running on a new home when the Mountain Home, Idaho Building Department signs the building permit. Advances in building science and changing economic conditions work together to cause our homes to rapidly become something less than "state of the art" and worth less than the "next new thing". … (0 comments)
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selling a home: Residential Garage Fires - Serious Problem, Simple Solution - 01/24/08 06:44 PM
An Interesting Fact that's probably as true in Mountain Home Idaho as anywhere else. Did you know that nearly 1/4 of all fatal home fires begin in the garage? These fires are especially deadly because they spread quickly and are well underway before occupants are alerted to the blaze. Gas Cans, fumes from spills … (5 comments)
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selling a home: Mountain Home, ID Real Estate Wrap Up and Forecast - 01/09/08 03:14 AM
Activity and Prices By historical standards, 2007 was a good but not record setting year for Mountain Home. Sales of both new and existing homes were off about 19% from 2006. During the same period, the median price of existing homes increased by 12% to $152,000 while new homes saw a … (0 comments)
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selling a home: Being Absorbed and Liking It - Market Conditions - Mountain Home, ID - 10/01/07 06:45 PM
If you've been keeping an eye on the "Market Conditions" page of my web site you probably know that it's my read that the Mountain Home real estate market is in "pretty good" shape at the moment. However, much as I hate to, I recognize that there are a few hard cases out … (0 comments)
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selling a home: Greatest Real Estate Myths #1 - Real Estate - Mountain Home, ID - 08/13/07 05:57 PM
Myth #1 - A Listing Agent Who Doesn't Show Your Home to a Boatload of People is a Bum!
I recently acquired a listing from homeowners unhappy with their listing agent because "he never showed our home". Treading gently, I tried to communicate that the primary job of the listing agent is … (1 comments)
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selling a home: Lies, Darned Lies and Real Estate Statistics - Market Conditions - Mountain Home, ID - 07/18/07 07:18 PM
Mountain Home Idaho real estate is, in large part, a numbers game. We need them to talk about prices, appraisals, sizes, interest rates, dimensions and the list goes on. But, like in any other industry, some of the numbers used are misleading, irrelevant or just plain wrong. Some examples. Local home … (0 comments)
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selling a home: A Penny Saved Might be A Dollar Lost - Real Estate - Mountain Home, ID - 05/02/07 03:05 PM
There's no two ways about it - new homes are breathtakingly expensive and it's only natural to cut costs where you can. Even so, there are several paths leading to false economy and pressuring your builder to buy materials and components from "cheaper" sources is among the worst. You may be … (0 comments)
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selling a home: If it Ain't Broke Fix It! - Real Estate - Mountain Home, ID - 04/05/07 03:43 AM
With all of the obligations and commitments in most of our lives, it's not surprising that home owners often forget that our homes need regular preventative maintenance to keep them safe and in the peak of condition.
Truth be told, we're often so absorbed in staying of the current day's activities that we're lucky if we remember to pull the dog hair out of furnace filters more … (0 comments)
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selling a home: It Ain't the Sweet Smell of Success! - Real Estate- Mountain Home, ID - 03/27/07 12:55 AM
Almost all home buyers in the Mountain Home area now require a home inspection as a condition of sale. Although the diligent home inspectors crawl over, under and through the house, it's important to realize that there are important components that they SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE from the inspection.
One of the most important of … (1 comments)
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